New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-10
MORE ROOM FOR THE BRIDGE.
WHAT THE TRUSTEES INTEND TO DO.

INTENDING THE RAILWAY IN BRooKLYN-wILL
! THE NEw-YORK STATION BE RECONSTRUCTED
The Bridge trustees of whom twelve attended the May
meeting discussed yesterday the proposed plans Tor IN
sreasng the passenger facilities at both termn MI
Thurber, chairman Of special committee reported res
CLINTON setting forth the necessity acquiring title to
property In Brooklyn between Nassau and Concord ss
for the purpose Of providing additional switching anu
storage room and authorizing President Ho"en " Pu
chase the property II IL could be obtained Ior easooe
figures and failing that TO take steps 10 secure pS ne
right of eminent domain. The plan is the same as that
proyii led for by the bill before the Legislature
Mayor whitney made vigorous protest against this
stem He said there no money available Tor the
purpose and the city could not issue bonds as the Constr
tut,onal Amendment forbade until the debt was less
ened He urged that would be wise to walt; the pro-
posed Improvement would upward Of million dol
lars and this was the time to incur so great an ex-
pense.
President Howell-It won't cost n third OF that sum-
will be responsible for the money.
Mayor whitney said it would cost at least half mill
ion and coudnt be done the present state OF the city
finances.
Isidor wormser thought that at the present rate OF
increase and II the property could be got NJ
reasonable rates. 10 would be wise TO secure It, william
Marshall made strong plea for the new extension He
said the increased valuation Of Brooklyn since the
Bridge was built enough to pay the interest upon its
cost, and added:
Let us not be towards Brooklyn has always been in
with the times Let us lay ont this money ana i VIII MI
back enfod The Bridge bound to b go to t0e
and are dead but it viii go there. We don't ask that
vet but the people demand this extension Let us make
IL a ruo nOt eod Bless O Rs Amt the city Of Brook
iyn 1t was once but the city has got miles beyond this
from where your store u.s. Mr. Mayor oppose this but
the greater part of tho city demands It. .,,o -
getroom for switching the cars IN the middle Of the block
alongside the present tracks and not to 60 TO
but Mr. Howell said that wouldn't do Within year the
Bridge would need new facilities BY November ne
was assured the Kings County Elevated road would run
its tracks to Bridge and other roads could terminate
near the Concordst. station. leu new cars had Dee
ordered that fourteen fourcar trains could DC run ana
there was no room to store them. Mr. IhurDer
showed that the receipts of Bridge were increasing
at the rate OF 600 month ana IN year. ne sa,1' tns
motion adopted by vote Of IL to l, Mayor whitney
sketch of a plan for increasing the switching facil
tiles this end prepared under direction OF Trustees
Clarke and Macdonald by Engineer Charles Emory was
the present capacity OF the Bridge Railroad by running
six car trains switching by cables instead OF ocomo
tiyes and putting cable railroad on the roadways 10
run the longer trains 1t would be necessary to recon
struct the New-York station central platform would
ears ana trains would be run on both sides Of IT, pass
engers would land from them on the present. platforms
and the cars unloadcd and loaded at the
time Alterations would have to be made in the prone
made in order to carry out this plan -, ..,.
It was decided to postpone the consideration OF THIS
subject until a special meeting on Wednesday OF next
week when Mayor Hewitt could attend:
Trustee Van Shack wanted action taken so that pass
engers could purchase tickets for cents but
Superintendent Martin said this would confuse the ac-
New rules were adopted in regard to the prefcrrng of
charges against Bridge policemen and trials by the pres
and may be for the following offences: any criminal
offence neglect Of duty violation of rules neglect or dis
obedience ORDERS ncapacity absence without leave,
conduct unbecoming officer; and the president has
TO give a hearing. ,-u A., -
$50 1876 and the total number OF persons using the
Bridge was 2,654l59.